敦促

dūn cù

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

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to supervise and urge completion of a task

supervise and urge, often used for overseeing progress or compliance

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to urge

both mean to urge someone to act, but 敦促 is more formal and often used in official or polite contexts

Learners often use 敦促 for informal urging; use 催 instead in casual conversation.

敦促 is a formal verb typically used in written language or official statements to urge action politely.

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政府敦促市民减少能源消耗。

The government urges citizens to reduce energy consumption.

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urgent

kindhearted